Eastbound traffic on Interstate 10 is seen between College Drive and the I-10/I-12 split during the evening rush hour Monday, August 19, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. Interstate 12 eastbound will be closed at the I-10/I-12 split overnight on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for the new College Drive flyover project, the Department of Transportation and Development said. The closures will start at 10 p.
m. on each of those nights and end at 5 a.m.
the next day, DOTD said in a news release. Drivers will be able to detour to I-10 east, to the Essen Lane exit, then north on Essen to the I-12 east on-ramp, the agency said. Overnight closures of Interstate 12 east at the I-10/I-12 split in Baton Rouge through the weekend have been extended to Sunday and Monday nights, DOTD said Friday.
The closures, for construction on the new College Drive flyover project, will happen on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights at 10 p.m. and end at 5 a.
m. the next day, the Department of Transportation and Development said in a news release. "Crews need access to I-12 east to safely position equipment and personnel to lift several 110' girders onto the I-10 west bridge near the I-10/I-12 merge," the agency said.
Drivers will be able to detour to I-10 east, to the Essen Lane exit, then north on Essen to the I-12 east on-ramp, DOTD said. The flyover project, expected to be finished in early 2025, will have dedicated College Drive exit lanes from I-10 west and I-12 west that will merge to form a ramp.